praesumptus

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /prae̯ˈsuːmp.tus/, [präe̯ˈs̠uːmpt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /preˈsump.tus/, [preˈs̬umpt̪us]

Etymology 1

From praesūmō +‎ -tus.

Noun

praesūmptus m (genitive praesūmptūs); fourth declension

1. (Medieval Latin) audacity, temerity, arrogance

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	praesūmptus	praesūmptūs
Genitive	praesūmptūs	praesūmptuum
Dative	praesūmptuī	praesūmptibus
Accusative	praesūmptum	praesūmptūs
Ablative	praesūmptū	praesūmptibus
Vocative	praesūmptus	praesūmptūs

Derived terms

• praesūmptuōsus

Etymology 2

Perfect passive participle of praesūmō.

Participle

praesūmptus (feminine praesūmpta, neuter praesūmptum); first/second-declension participle

1. presumed

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	praesūmptus	praesūmpta	praesūmptum		praesūmptī	praesūmptae	praesūmpta
Genitive	praesūmptī	praesūmptae	praesūmptī		praesūmptōrum	praesūmptārum	praesūmptōrum
Dative	praesūmptō		praesūmptō		praesūmptīs
Accusative	praesūmptum	praesūmptam	praesūmptum		praesūmptōs	praesūmptās	praesūmpta
Ablative	praesūmptō	praesūmptā	praesūmptō		praesūmptīs
Vocative	praesūmpte	praesūmpta	praesūmptum		praesūmptī	praesūmptae	praesūmpta

Descendants

• Catalan: presumpte
• Italian: presunto
• Spanish: presunto

References

• praesumptus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• praesumptus in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
• “praesumptus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press